Shield



v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. T. KEELY.

SHIELD.

(No Model.)

.No. 523,209. Patented July 17, 1894.

INVENTOR E S S M U W A TTOHNEYS.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

' T. KEELY.

SHIELD. No. 523,209. Patented July 1'7, 1894.

W/TNESSES.

INVNTOR A TTOHNEYS.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS KEELY, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

SEHIELD.

SPEdI FIQATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 523,209, dated July 1'7. 1894. Application filed January 4. 1894. Serial No. 495,613- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it kpown that I, THQMAS KEELY, of Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State 'of. Tennessee, have invented a new and Improved Shield, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

. The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved shield, which is simple and ment as applied to a metallic vault for express cars. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional rear face view of the improvement on the line 3'-3 of Fig. 4. Fig.4 is a transverse section of the same on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the same with the carrier in a closed. and

locked position.

Theimproved shield is provided with a carrier A, made in the shape of. a ball mounted to turn in a bearing B, adapted to be secured to the wall, door or other part of the structure C, so that the bearing B with the wall A is I securely held in place on the structure. The

arm E, as illustrated in Fig. 4. The barrel support A is preferably of such a length as to receive the entire length of the barrel E so that the muzzle of the latter registers with the smaller bore A to permit the bullets fired from the fire arm E to pass through the bore .to the said Fig. 5.

A to the outside of the structure 0. Now, in order to temporarily hold the fire arm in position on the support A, I provide the latter at its inner end with a spring A adapted to engage 'a projection E on the firearm E,-

the projection E preferably being on the top. In order to prevent the firearm E from turning inthe support A I provide the inner end of the latter at the bottom with a recess A adapted to be engaged by a projection E formed or secured on the firearm E.

It will be seen that when the firearm E is in position as shown in Fig. 4, the operator by having hold of the handle of the firearm can conveniently swing the firearm in anydirection, with the ball A as the center bearing,

and that at the same time,- he can fire the firearm in the usual manner so that the bullet passes through the bore A to the outside of the structure 0 and in the desired direction in which the firearm is held.

In order to obtain the necessary aim, I provide the structure directly above the bearing B with a peep hole 0' adapted to be closed at its inner small end by a hinged or other cover 0 Thus, by the operator looking through the peep hole 0' he can locate the enemy on the outside of the structure and manipulate the firearm E accordingly, so as to bring its barrel E in the desired position to successarm E is to be withdrawn from the support A then the latter is turned downward into a recess B formed on the inner flange B? of the bearing B; see Fig. 5. When in this position, the small bore A is out of the opening in the flange B and is covered up by'the latter, as will be readily understood by reference The fire arm E is then unlocked by disengaging the spring catch A from the projection E and then the firearm is withdrawn from'the support. Now, in order to lock the carrier in this position, I provide a bolt F made segmental, as shown in Fig. 3, and fitted to slide in bearings F, F and F securedon the inner face of the door, wall or other part of the structure C on which the device is applied. The upper end of the bolt F is provided with a handle F adapted to strike against a step F to prevent the bolt from becoming detached from. its bearings F and F at the'tim'e the bolt is moved into its pass between the said hearings F and F so that'when the bolt is pushed downward at the time the support is in its lowermost position, as shown in Fig. 5, then the-said bolt passes through the eye A and-thus locks the support with the ball A in place. I

In order to close the recess B at the time the firearm is in use, as shown in Fig. 4, to prevent the support A? from accidentally pass ing into the said recess B I provide a guard plate G, pivoted at G to the wall, door or other part of the structure on which the device is applied. The upper endof this guard plate G is curved to conform to the shape of the opening in the flange B, the width of the plate at the upper end being some what in excess of the width of the recess B see Fig. 3. The handle G on the said guard described.

plate permits the operator to. conveniently swing the said plate to one side at the time of locking the support A in place as above A spring H held" on the pivot G and pressingon the guard plate, serves'to return the latter to it's normal position, whenever the supportA is moved upWard'out of the recess B and it is desired to make useof the shield after inserting the firearm E with its barrel E in the said support A".

It will be seen that this device permits of firing in any desired direction from the in--- side of a structure, without danger of the operator located'within the structure being as saulted by approaching robbers or enemies.

- As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the device is ap-' plied on ametallic vault secured within the car and provided with adoor as shown. Inside of this'vault is placed the safecontaining' the valuables, and in the walls of the safe vault are arranged a series of shields and a large number of peep holes 0', to permit the party within the'vault to view the entire surroundings and to make use of any oneof-the fire-arms in the respective shield to successfully defend himself against robbers.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim as new and, desire to secure by Letters -1.- A port closure comprising a bearing, a freely'turning carrier mounted therein to support the barrel of a fire-arm and a catch to separably connect the frame ot the fire arm-to the said bearing, substantially as set forth. 7 v v,

2. A port closure comprising a bearing, a

1 fire arm carrier freely turning therein and a guard plate or fastening to hold the carrier with its bore in register with the outer open side 'of the bearing, substantially as set forth.

3; A port closure, comprising a bearingadapted to be fastened to the structure to be defended, the said bearing having an inner and an outer opening, aball journaled in the said bearing and provided with a central opening formed of two concentric bores, and a support fitted in the larger bore of the said ball and adapted to receive the barrel of a firearm, substantially as shown and described.1

4. A port closure, comprising a bearing adapted to be fastened to the structure to be defended, the said bearing having an. inner and an outer opening, a oall journaled in the said bearing and provided with a central" opening formed of two concentric bores, and

a support fitted in the larger bore of thesaid, ball and adapted to receive the barrel of a firearm, and-means for securely locking* the firearm to the said support, substantially as set forth. h

5. A port. closure, comprising a bearing adapted to be fastened to the structure to be defended, the'said bearing having an inner and anouter opening, a ball journaled in the said bearing and provided with a central opening formed of two concentric bores, a support fitted in the larger bore of the said ball and adapted to receive the barrel of a firearm, and a locking device'for fastening the said supportand its ball in place at the time the outermost bore of the ball iscovered by the bearing, substantially as shown and described.

6. A port closure, comprising a bearing adapted to be fastened to the structure to be defended, the said bearing having'a inner and an outer opening,a ball journaled in the said bearing and provided with a central opening formed of'two concentric'bores a support fitted in the larger bore of the said' ball and adaptedto receive the barrel of afirearm, and a guard plate adapted to cover a recess in the said bearing, substantially as shown and described. l

7; A port closure comprising the bearing having a notch in the wall' of its inner open-- ing, a pivbted spring actuated guard plate to cover said notch and the carrier turning. V

freely in said bearing, shbstantially as set forth.

8. A port closure comprising the bearing having a belt mounted in guides on its inner side, and a fire arm carrier turning freely in the bearing and provided with an eye through which the bolt may be passed to lock the carrier when its bore is closed by the bearing, substantially as set forth.

Witnesses:

JOHN MANOGUE, WM. DEAN,

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THOMAS KEELY. 

